GENEVA - The U.N. refugee agency is appealing for $100 million to provide protection and support for thousands of African refugees risking their lives trying to reach and cross the Mediterranean Sea. (more…)
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Ethiopia power play bad for Horn region
Signs of unpleasant geopolitical rumblings in the Igad cluster are visible within and outside each of the countries. Eritrea, on the Red Sea, punches above its geographical and demographical size and often appears like the friction instigator in the Horn of Africa. (more…)
How Somalia, one of the world’s most fragile states, is working for a more resilient, low-carbon future
Somalia’s first step towards a nationwide climate adaptation strategy. (more…)
Displaced People In Horn Of Africa Forced To Drink Dirty Water
Garowe (PP News Desk) — People in Jiingadaha camp for internally displaced persons in Garowe, Somalia, are bearing the brunt of the economic hardships caused by the depreciation of the Somali shilling. (more…)
All troops removed from Somalia: US
The US military says its withdrawal of troops from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of Donald Trump's presidency. (more…)
Sudan says Ethiopian military aircraft crossed border
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - An Ethiopian military aircraft crossed the Sudanese-Ethiopian border in a ”dangerous and unjustified escalation”, Sudan’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. (more…)
Somali YouTubers
Melbourne (banooda)-Nowadays many Somalis created YouTube channels looking for green (Click money) and without reading or knowing the guidelines or rules and regulations of YouTube and in addition to this, they post fake stories, unnecessary and unethical posts which has zero benefits for the community. Please stop posting unwanted and...
Somalia and Kenya still have a road to neighbourly cooperation
In December, Somalia cut diplomatic ties with Kenya accusing it of repeatedly “meddling in its internal affairs” and “violating its sovereignty”. The move brought the long-simmering tensions between the two neighbours to the surface and ushered in a tinderbox situation that will have wide-reaching geopolitical ramifications if not resolved quickly....
Somalia: RSF calls for urgent moratorium on arrests of journalists
As the arbitrary arrests and detentions of journalists continue at an alarming rate and the presidential election draws closer, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the authorities to enact as soon as possible the promised moratorium on deprivation of liberty measures targeting journalists for crimes allegedly committed in the exercise...
UN donates telemedicine devices to boost healthcare services in Somalia
The UN migration agency said Friday it has donated telemedicine devices to help Somalia provide improved healthcare services in hospitals and clinics across the country. (more…)